U Alabama Adopts Angel

The University of Alabama in Huntsville said it has adopted the Angel Learning Management Suite (LMS). The Angel LMS makes course content and a variety of collaboration tools available online for 24/7 access.

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TurningPoint Launches Web-based Response Service for Smartphones and Laptops

TurningPoint, which sells classroom response systems, has launched a Web-based service that works on AT&T-powered wireless smartphones, including the iPhone, BlackBerry, and laptops.

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Arizona State To Webcast Sustainability Summit with Help from Modavox

Arizona State University has signed an agreement with Modavox to Webcast the Sustainability Summit the school is hosting in Washington, DC September 17, 2008. Modavox will facilitate the delivery of streaming audio and video.

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Bringing Composers into Classrooms Through Skype

Two Pennsylvania teaching colleagues with an interest in music and technology are bringing remote experts into classrooms at almost no cost, using Skype’s free videoconferencing technology.

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Columbia U Going Live on iTunes U

Columbia University has been beta testing its content through iTunes U, the Apple desktop media player for education-related podcasting. The New York-based university expects to go live with its release at the start of the fall semester.

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Webcast: Text Messaging as an Emergency Communication Superstar?

In this session, see why text messaging for emergency communication as one modality that should be considered amongst many more robust and reliable communication tools. Text messaging is great for peer-to-peer communication but, as you will discover in this session, communicating via text messaging during an emergency is NT SO GR8.

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• Virtualization–The Greener, Faster, More Economical IT for Higher Ed
  Imagine system processing times reduced by as much as 80%. Keiser University did, decreasing a 20 minute grade-posting process to about four minutes. How did they achieve this time-saving miracle? Going virtual. Virtualization is expected to be the next big thing in information technology-optimizing hardware resources, providing cost-savings, and reducing energy consumption. It’s revolutionizing campus system infrastructures across the world-and CDW-G is there to lend a hand! Learn more about the power of virtualization now. 
  Sponsored by CDW-G
• Creating an 802.11n Strategy that Makes Sense
  Three institutions discuss the benefits of migrating to 802.11n. Hear their deployment experience and find out what you need to consider when upgrading your wireless network. 
  Sponsored by Meru
• Stopping Spam in Higher Education
  Just four years ago, the average mid-sized institution was seeing 2 million spam messages per day. In the first half of 2008, however, that number has nearly quadrupled! Find out how three campuses are waging a war against spam using IronPort’s «defense-in-depth» approach through multi-layered anti-spam technology.
  Sponsored by: IronPort Systems
• Webinar: Distance Learning Program Goes Global with Class-Capture
  Thunderbird College of Global Management, the #1 International Business School by The Wall Street Journal, U.S. News & World Report, and Financial Times, maintains its world-class ranking by utilizing class- capture technology to develop, expand and enhance its distance learning program. Learn how this renowned university allows its instructors to meet the needs of its learners while maintaining a consistent style of teaching–no matter where they are on the planet. 
  Sponsored by: Tegrity
• The Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Solution
  How SaaS-Enabled Services Address 3 Key Challenges for IT in Education
  Download this white paper to learn how to better manage the open networks and myriad devices on your campus with SaaS-enabled IT services. Plus, get keys for making a case for SaaS-enabled IT services to management from industry analyst Jeffrey Kaplan of THINKstrategies consulting firm. Download this white paper now! 
  Sponsored by Dell
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